Calcium is a mineral you need as a vegan supplement to build and maintain strong bones and perform many important functions. Your body needs calcium for muscles to move and for nerves to transmit messages between your brain and all parts of your body. Calcium also helps blood vessels carry blood and supports the release of hormones that affect many functions in your body.

How much calcium do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of calcium you need daily depends on your age and gender. The recommended average daily amounts are listed below in milligrams (mg).

You will find organic calcium from algae in our Ogaenics Bone Nanza Bio-Calcium Complex.

Iron is a mineral that your body needs for growth and development. It uses iron to make hemoglobin, in the red blood cells, which carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the organism. You also need iron for the formation of some hormones.

How much iron do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of iron you should consume daily depends on your age, gender, and whether you eat a purely plant-based and vegan diet. Vegetarians and vegans need almost twice as much iron as the chart indicates because you don’t absorb the non-heme iron in plant foods as well as the heme iron in animal foods.

Iron is available from Ogaenics in natural form in all organic multivitamin mineral supplements, Iron Maid Plant-Based Iron (14 mg), and Feed Your Blood | Blood Building Complex (30 mg).

Iodine is a trace element that you need on a vegan diet to make thyroid hormones. These hormones control metabolism and many other important functions. Also, your body needs thyroid hormones for proper bone and brain development during pregnancy and infancy.

Those who eat a vegan diet or eat little or no dairy, seafood and eggs may not be getting enough iodine.

How much iodine do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of iodine you need each day depends on your age. The recommended average daily amounts are given below in micrograms (µg).

Iodine is available from Ogaenics as an organic supplement made from iodine-rich seaweed (kelp) in HELP FROM KELP Plant-Based Iodine.

Selenium is a trace element that our body needs only in small amounts, but at the same time it is dependent on it. It is important for reproduction, thyroid function, DNA production, and protection against free radical damage and infection.

The soils in Germany are rather poor in selenium, so that the supply in this country is rather poor, not only for vegans.

How much selenium do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of selenium you need daily depends mainly on your gender. The recommended average daily amounts are given below in micrograms (µg).

Selenium is included in our organic multivitamin mineral supplements.

Zinc is a mineral that is found in all cells. It helps your immune system fight off invading bacteria and viruses. You also need zinc to make DNA (the genetic material in cells) and proteins. During pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence, your body needs zinc to grow and develop properly. Zinc also helps heal wounds and is important for the sense of taste.

How much zinc do you need on a vegan diet?

Plants have a high phytate content, which makes it difficult to absorb zinc. Vegetarians and vegans therefore need more zinc than people who follow a mixed diet.

The amount of zinc you need daily depends on your age. The recommended average daily amounts for different age groups are listed below in milligrams (mg).

Zinc is included in Ogaenics in a natural form in all organic multivitamin mineral supplements.

Vitamin _B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and makes DNA, the genetic material in all your cells. Vitamin _B12 also helps prevent anemia, a blood disorder that makes you tired and weak.

As a vegetarian and vegan, you may not be getting enough vitamin _B12 from your diet.

How much vitamin _B12 do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of vitamin _B12 you need per day depends on your age. The following are the recommended average daily amounts for different age groups in micrograms (µg):

You’ll find plant-based, active vitamin _B12 in all of our organic multivitamins, in B-Happy Vitamin B Complex, and in high doses in our Green Energy Plant-based Vitamin _B12.

Vitamin D helps you absorb calcium – one of the most important building blocks for strong bones. Along with calcium, vitamin D helps protect you from osteoporosis, a disease that breaks down bones and makes them more likely to break. Your muscles need it to move, and your nerves need it to transmit messages. Your immune system needs vitamin D to fight off invading bacteria and viruses.

How much vitamin _D3 do you need on a vegan diet?

The amount of vitamin D you need per day depends on your age. The following are the recommended average daily amounts for different age groups in micrograms (µg):

You can find plant-derived, active vitamin _D3 in our organic multivitamins or in high doses in our Hello Sunshine Vitamin _D3 Complex.

The three most important omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA is mainly found in vegetable oils. It’s an essential fatty acid, which means you can’t make it yourself.

Omega-3 fatty acids are important components of the membranes that surround every cell in your body. They have many functions for your skin and mucous membranes, your heart, blood vessels, lungs, immune system and hormonal system.

How much omega 3 do you need on a vegan diet?

Experts have not set recommended amounts for omega-3 fatty acids, but there is a recommendation for what the percentage of essential fatty acids should be as a percentage of energy in your body:

You’ll find vegan linoleic acid and ALA in our Oilalala Skin Omega Complex.